Pitch Black Forecast’s new retrospective compilation album, ‘As The World Burns,’ is out now via Ferocious Records in CD, Vinyl, and digital download formats. The band features members J Mann of Mushroomhead and Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dark Angel, Testament). ‘As The World Burns’ also features guest appearances by M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God, and Devin Townsend.

A new version of the rare 2012 song ‘Landmine,’ featuring M. Shadows, can be streamed below. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Mushroomhead have premiered their new video for the song “Out of My Mind” today. The track is off the group’s seventh studio album, ‘The Righteous & The Butterfly,’ which is out everywhere now.

Mushroomhead will be co-headlining the 2014 SHOCKFEST Tour with Insane Clown Posse this fall. See dates under the video.

2014 SHOCKFEST Tour Dates:

09-25-14 in GRAND RAPIDS, MI at THE ORBIT ROOM
09-26-14 in KOKOMO, IN at CENTERSTAGE BAR & GRILL
09-28-14 in NEWPORT, KY at THOMPSON HOUSE
09-30-14 in COLUMBUS, OH at THE LC PAVILLION
10-01-14 in PITTSBURGH, PA at CLUB XTAZA
10-02-14 in LYNCHBURG, VA at PHASE 2 *(MUSHROOMHEAD ONLY)
10-03-14 in BECKLEY, WV at BECKLEY CONVENTION CENTER
10-04-14 in WORCESTER, MA at THE PALLADIUM
10-05-14 in PHILADELPHIA, PA at THE ELECTRIC FACTORY
10-07-14 in ORLANDO, FL at FIRESTONE LIVE
10-08-14 in FT MEYERS, FL at HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER
10-09-14 in DESTIN, FL at CLUB L.A.* (MUSHROOMHEAD ONLY)
10-10-14 in BILOXI, MS at KRESS LIVE
10-11-14 in MEMPHIS, TN at NEW DAISY THEATRE
10-12-14 in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK at FARMERS MARKET
10-13-14 in HOUSTON, TX at WAREHOUSE LIVE
10-15-14 in MESA, AZ at MESA AMPHITHEATER
10-16-14 in TUCSON, AZ at RIALTO THEATRE
10-17-14 in W HOLLYWOOD, CA at HOUSE OF BLUES
10-18-14 in LAS VEGAS, NV at CASTLE ROCK EVENT CENTER
10-20-14 in MAGNA, UT at THE GREAT SALTAIR (SALT LAKE CITY)
10-21-14 in DENVER, CO at NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX ARENA
10-23-14 in BISMARCK, ND at BISMARCK CIVIC CENTER
10-24-14 in FARGO, ND at FARGO CIVIC CENTER
10-25-14 in ST PAUL, MN at MYTH LIVE EVENT CENTER
10-27-14 in MILWAUKEE, WI at THE RAVE
10-28-14 in SAUGET, IL at POP’S (ST LOUIS)
10-30-14 in CLEVELAND, OH at AGORA BALLROOM
10-31-14 in DETROIT, MI at THE FILLMORE

]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/mushroomhead-premiere-new-music-video-out-of-my-mind.html/feed0Photos: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, and More — Week 2http://www.revolvermag.com/news/photos-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival-featuring-avenged-sevenfold-korn-and-more-week-2.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/photos-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival-featuring-avenged-sevenfold-korn-and-more-week-2.html#commentsMon, 28 Jul 2014 19:39:29 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=63569Photographer Rob Fenn is traveling around the country on this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Check out the photos he captured of week 2 with Avenged Sevenfold, Korn and more for us below–you can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/photos-week-1-of-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival-featuring-avenged-sevenfold-korn-and-more-week-1.html/feed0Interview: Mushroomhead Break Down New Album ‘The Righteous & the Butterfly’ Track by Trackhttp://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-mushroomhead-break-down-new-album-the-righteous-the-butterfly-track-by-track.html
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Cleveland’s Mushroomhead recently released their eighth studio album, ‘The Righteous & the Butterfly,’ and the band of masked miscreants in currently on the road as the part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

Today, two of the group’s vocalists, J Mann and Jeffrey Nothing, are sharing their thoughts on each of the tracks on the new record. Check out what they have to say below, and let us know what you think in the comments.

“Our Apologies”J MANN This is the lead-off track off the album and a reclamation of sorts. It’s also a statement to those who think we should feel guilt, shame or inferiority. It’s a hard-driving song with a big hook and no regrets. I couldn’t think of a better way to start off the bands rejuvenation. It’s meant to silence those quick to judge and armed with stones.

“How Many Times”J MANN This is one of those “glass houses” songs, which is basically a comment on a judgmental culture and it’s fixation with tabloid sensationalism.

“Devils Be Damned”J MANN This song is an observation of religious fanaticism and a cult/worship mentality. I’m all for worship, but when it’s a blind agenda of control, it must be stopped.

“QWERTY”JMANN As a band we’ve always been a fan of cinematic composers such as Angelo Badalementi and Danny Elfman. This song is definitely a nod to Elfman with it’s twisted carnival vibe. Lyrically, it is about the cult of fear and how fear is being used to invoke false patriotism. Loyal as a dog on the lap of a bitch slap.

“Portraits of the Poor”J MANN Mushroomhead always tried to incorporate a wide pallet musically to increase drama and tension. This song once again is a tip of that hat to our earlier releases which were full of piano-laden melodrama. Lyrically, it’s a reflection of the human condition and the potential aftermath of the seeds we sew.

“Childlike”JEFFREY NOTHING This is a portrait of life taken from both sides. The person living the life and the people watching it unfold. What guides this mind, the dreams, perceptions, obstacles, and demise of ones self. Before after and in between. We all want so much, accept so little, and reflect on what once was, or what might have been. Had we ever chosen to try, had we ever truly lived. Instead of keeping these thoughts, safely in our heads, as we slept.

“This Cold Reign”JEFFREY NOTHING I perceived this as the tyrant, to be. Growing all at once in strength and insanity. Corruption coursing thru his veins as the soul dissipates. These once good people throwing right from wrong aside for this sickeningly wonderful, solitary prize. Turf never enough in size, populations made to minimize. What once was can never be again, a prisoner, a puppet King. Assassination, the only win.

“We Are the Truth”JMANN This song talks about global militarization and the mask it wears to convince you that it truly has your best interest at heart. Jackie LaPonza, of the band Unsaid Fate, provides the quest vocal on this one. There are actually two additional versions of this one that appeared as a Best Buy exclusive.

“Son of 7″J MANN Shredding guitars by Tommy Church an absolute blast to play live. Lots of fret board lots of energy.

“For Your Pleasure”J MANN This song was an attempt at getting back to the roots of Mushroomhead. Reaching back to our earliest influences, musically, it definitely has a Faith No More vibe. It was also our first attempt at blending all three singers into one song. The song’s working title was “Righteous” to serve as a tribute to our original guitarist JJ. Lyrically, this is an address to all the wounds, scars, and bruises one goes through both physically and emotionally and the fortitude to overcome them all.

“Worlds Collide”JEFFREY NOTHING This one is an act from that great tragedy, the play called “Humankind.” We all bleed and are doing so with rapid fire regularity. Suicide bombings promise the driver everything they could ever want in the afterlife. All they have to do is die. Taking however many unlucky souls along for the ride. Drawing as much attention as possible to their cause. At whatever the cost.

“Graveyard Du Jour”JEFFREY NOTHING Let’s all pray for the prey in the “Graveyard of the day.” We the People… To many, we are disposable. In which ever way it happens. So many things are designed with thinning the herd in mind. Life expectancy changes with each new day and age. Whether on the front lines or home safe inside your cage. Your time is ticking, rapidly away.

“Out of My Mind”J MANN This is the song we just shot a new video for. It’s about the unraveling of the American Dream. A magnifying glass on the apathy and disinterest in anything that’s not seen on TV or sold at the mall.

“Rumor Has It”JEFFREY NOTHING We wanted to do a cover and we also wanted to completely reinvent the song we chose. I picture people saying, “How do I know this?” and then moving to our version, much more than the original one. This to me is the “cougar” take on what Adele made.

As part of our coverage of this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Revolver caught up with many of this year’s performing bands for our June/July 2014 issue, on newsstands now, to ask about the occupation hazards that go along with touring. Here, writer Jon Wiederhorn interviews Mushroomhead about all the mayhem.

During their 21 years together, Cleveland, Ohio’s masked metal traveling circus, Mushroomhead, have experienced multiple lineup changes, but vocalist Jeffrey Nothing, keyboard player Schmotz, and drummer and ringleader Skinny and have stayed the course through eight studio albums and countless world tours. In that time, they’ve endured more than their share of metal mayhem, from offstage fistfights to onstage accidents.

While he has been away from the madness for the past nine years, original vocalist J Mann recently returned to contribute to Mushroomhead’s new album, The Righteous & the Butterfly. “To me, this one has a new urgency to it,” Skinny says. “And the album has got elements of everything we’ve ever done.”

REVOLVER What’s the worst road accident you’ve been involved in?SKINNY In 2003, we were in Alabama and the generator caught fire while we were speeding down the highway. This fucker was spitting up flames out the left side of the bus and you could see it out the window. Then in 2006, we were in Iowa and we hit a semi-tractor trailer in the middle of the night. The flatbed was empty, but the semi got cut off by another car that ran a light and we nailed this fucking thing. We rolled through the median with our trailer. The bus twisted and the front and back windows snapped out. A couple of us were literally in the air for a couple seconds. And then when we hit back down, everything ripped apart. We ended up on the opposite side of the highway. No one was hurt, but everyone was pretty freaked out. We had to climb out the windows to get out.

Can you recall the greatest mishap you’ve had onstage?
We were in North Carolina at a Marine base a few years ago and I dove into the pit and was dropped. I was knocked out. I woke up being dragged across the stage and finished the show.

Any equipment debacles?
A huge 12-foot-tall lighting truss fell over in Cleveland at the Agora. All the wiring was yanked right out of it and everything shut off on the right side of the stage. The P.A. was still on so we kept playing. It turned out OK, but if someone had been hit by the lights, they could have been killed.

There have been numerous fistfights in Mushroomhead over the years. Have you guys ever thrown down onstage?
In Arizona, our keyboard player Schmotz and our bass player at the time

got into it between a song. That was almost onstage. After the show, they finished up in the parking lot and totally punched the shit out of each other, putting teeth through lips and stuff. When there’s that much passion and drive and you’ve got that many artists, shit happens. Then it’s full-on until someone’s bleeding. We’ve had guys who have needed stitches and we’ve just superglued the cuts shut and moved on.

The as-yet-untitled project includes completely remixed and remastered tracks from Pitch Black Forecast’s two previous self- releases (an out-of-print full-length and EP), plus a special bonus EP by Bitch Wrangler.

“This record is a compilation of my favorite Pitch Black Forecast songs, which are remixed with additional tracking and far closer to my initial vision,” said Popson, who recently rejoined Mushroomhead for their Top 20 Billboard-charting new record, The Righteous & The Butterfly.

“The funny thing about side projects is the time frame in which you must deliver, sometime things are rushed and unfocused. With this release we’ve trimmed the fat and took our time compiling what I consider the definitive Pitch Black Forecast release.”

Popson will appear with Mushroomhead on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival this summer.

As stated previously, the album features guest vocals from Blythe, Shadows, and Townsend, and will include a special bonus EP. The project will mark the debut of another Popson side project named Bitch Wrangler. A four song EP titled Spitef*ck will be included as bonus tracks.

“Bitch Wrangler is some totally original, experimental music that is meant to offend,” Popson said.

Both the Pitch Black Forecast and Bitch Wrangler projects will be released this fall.

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http://www.revolvermag.com/news/corey-taylor-says-he-wants-to-make-slipknot-mushroomhead-mudvayne-and-gwar-tour-a-reality.html#commentsWed, 18 Jun 2014 18:26:14 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=61385In a recent interview with Live Metal, Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor (pictured left) was asked about the possibility of touring with Mushroomhead. Read what he had to say below.

“I’m working on that, honestly. It probably won’t happen right away, just because been gone for awhile and we have all these changes, and we’ve got a new album coming out. So we want to kinda take the first six or seven months and just kind of re-establish ourselves.

Taylor went on to say he wanted Mudvayne and GWAR to be part of the lineup as well.

“But, I can say it’s on my radar and it’s one of the things I want to do, like for real. Honestly now, especially now since Brockie’s dead—that was one of the guys that I really wanted to tour with. It was GWAR, , Mushroomhead and Mudvayne. I really wanted to put that together. So trust me. Hopefully sooner than later we will see what happens.”

What do you think of this tour possibility? Let us know in the comments!